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(s|qu)eriesVisual Regular Expressions for Querying and Exploring Event Sequences

Emanuel ZgraggenSteven M. Drucker

Danyel FisherRobert DeLine

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Run 4 yards

PassInterception

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Add toCart

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d8850733-a83b-4bb8-a574,154,NE,08/10/2014 03:01:06,action=AppStart,referral=bikemasters.org

d8850733-a83b-4bb8-a574,154,NE,08/10/2014 03:02:33,action=Search,query=mountain bike

d8850733-a83b-4bb8-a574,154,NE,08/10/2014 03:04:54,action=ViewProduct,product=Green Helmet

d8850733-a83b-4bb8-a574,154,NE,08/10/2014 03:06:09,action=Search,query=Clothing

d8850733-a83b-4bb8-a574,154,NE,08/10/2014 03:07:37,action=ViewProduct,product=Blue Bike

d8850733-a83b-4bb8-a574,154,NE,08/10/2014 03:09:37,action=Search,query=spare parts

d8850733-a83b-4bb8-a574,154,NE,08/10/2014 03:11:18,action=ViewProduct,product=Blue Bottle

d8850733-a83b-4bb8-a574,154,NE,08/10/2014 03:13:08,action=AppClose

f33eb0a6-c8e7-43b1-b280,49,CO,08/20/2014 00:25:29,action=AppStart,referral=searchengine.com

f33eb0a6-c8e7-43b1-b280,49,CO,08/20/2014 00:27:25,action=ViewProduct,product=Red Bottle

f33eb0a6-c8e7-43b1-b280,49,CO,08/20/2014 00:29:04,action=ViewProduct,product=Small Glove

f33eb0a6-c8e7-43b1-b280,49,CO,08/20/2014 00:30:19,action=ViewProduct,product=Red Bottle

f33eb0a6-c8e7-43b1-b280,49,CO,08/20/2014 00:32:18,action=ViewProduct,product=Blue Glove

f33eb0a6-c8e7-43b1-b280,49,CO,08/20/2014 00:33:57,action=ViewCategory,category=Bottle

f33eb0a6-c8e7-43b1-b280,49,CO,08/20/2014 00:35:14,action=AppClose

d98464bc-c697-4819-8403,154,NE,08/15/2014 21:49:20,action=AppStart,referral=today.news.com

d98464bc-c697-4819-8403,154,NE,08/15/2014 21:51:18,action=ViewCategory,category=Helmet

d98464bc-c697-4819-8403,154,NE,08/15/2014 21:52:19,action=ViewProduct,product=Red Helmet

d98464bc-c697-4819-8403,154,NE,08/15/2014 21:53:34,action=ViewCategory,category=Bottle

d98464bc-c697-4819-8403,154,NE,08/15/2014 21:54:19,action=AppClose

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#\S+Regular Expression

event 1action=startApp

referral=bing.com

event 2action=search

query=spare parts


query=bike


query=bike

event 5action=appClose

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(s|qu)eriesVisual Regular Expressions for Querying and Exploring Event Sequences

Emanuel ZgraggenSteven M. Drucker

Danyel FisherRobert DeLine

cs.brown.edu/~ez

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